Sue has been making bearlooms, or furry memories, for her customers from their treasured family furs since 1989. She always dabbled in crafts, but when she made her first teddy bear, she was hooked. So began a long love affair with this furry creature! She owned and operated a Teddy Bear gift shop in Shakespeare for almost 10 years, but decided to close it in 2008 so she could fully concentate on her favorite activity, designing and making her award winning teddy bears!
She has been training with a retired furrier to further her talent of working with vintage fur. With his help, she has increased her offering to her customers to include, cushions, head bands and ear muffs made from their own fur. She keeps her booth at the Welcome Centre stocked with bears from mohair & plush and real fur for those who don't know what happened to Grandma's! Her motto is to "Bear hug the world one teddy at a time!"
